RTS classic Rise of Nations is now available on the Windows Store, and it's up for grabs at a huge discount. To mark its launch, the game is available for $4.99 through the end of the month, a. Rise of Nations (also known as RON) is a real-time strategy game published by Microsoft on May 20, 2003.It was developed by Big Huge Games and the development of the game was led by veteran Brian Reynolds, of Civilization II and Sid Meier Alpha Centauri.
User Rating: 5 out of 5
Review title of TrevorGreat game, and good to see it on the Windows Store.
This is a great RTS for fans of the genre, and a game I hold dear to my heart. This may not have the legacy of StarCraft, but I would fully recommend this game to anyone who asked. $6 CAD was a very good deal for it, though I wouldn't recommend buying this game when it is at $25 CAD (or equivalent) full price. Pros: -Fun unique gameplay in each encounter, with many different strategies from the same unit depending on what era you are playing or playing against -Challenging and scalable AI that has different settable strategies -Simple enough tutorials -Sense of accomplishment when progressing throughout the game -A great Risk like gamemode called Conquer the World that has some very in-depth mechanics if you begin to strategize -Cool intro when starting the game Cons: -This game is not worth what its full price currently is listed at ($25 CAD or equivalent) -The mechanics of this game are much less 'stylized' for it's time then StarCraft, making strategy a lot less straight forward
RTS classic Rise of Nations is now available on the Windows Store, and it's up for grabs at a huge discount. To mark its launch, the game is available for $4.99 through the end of the month, a discount from its standard $19.99 price tag.
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One of the big draws of the Windows Store version of Rise of Nations is that it supports cross-play with the Steam release. That's a pretty big deal, as it circumvents a pretty big barrier that had previously been present, separating player bases between the same game depending on choice of storefront. Anyone who bought Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at launch will be familiar with the annoyances caused by a lack of cross-play.
Thankfully, as Microsoft has confirmed the Rise of Nations team worked directly with teams from Steam and Xbox Live to get cross-play working. This could portend a brighter future for cross-play with other games as well.
In any case, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition on the Windows Store includes the game's full lineup of 24 nations out of the gate. Once you've chosen a nation, you can conquer 6,000 years of history through turn-based strategy gameplay throughout a single-player campaign or with up to eight players online. The Extended Edition also builds on the 2003 original with improved visuals, and it includes the Thrones and Patriots expansion for free.
If you're into RTS games and want to dive into a classic, you can pick up Rise of Nations on the Windows Store now.
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